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[Blair]

Dear Tenrocca, I have not been lucky enough to go in a new Ls2 Commondoor however I am lucky enough to currently be able to drive a BA Pursuit ute (5.4 Quad), an AU XR8 (5.0 pushrod aren't they), a 2001 Mustang Cobra (4.6 Quad) and a 2001 5.7 liter SS (Don't ask why). Now this is where it gets tricky, all of em are nice cars however the quad cams blow every other motor I own away in fuel economy and power. The SS is/was so thirsty it was constantly in at the Holden dealer getting worked on trying to find the problem with the fuel consumption until the point they said it was'normal'. We no longer own the SS.

Now time to knock the Ford dealers and all the car magazines. I picked up the Mustang Cobra after we already owned the Pursuit ute and I asked the dealer " so whats faster the ute or the stang"? I got laughed at and was told "there was no comparison". I knew the power to weight ratios of both and knew it was a lot closer then that so I was more then interested in the result. The Mustang was/seemed a little faster then the Pursuit, so much so the Ute had to get Blown in order for the old man to have bigger balls then me.

My point is this: Holdens and Fords are as good as each other! Did I say that? Magazines and peoples opinions differ widely however that's why I love the cars we in particular (cobras I mean) drive. Doesn't matter what motor we have in our Cobras wether it be a Gen 3 or a 302, our cobras are so different (like the clubman) from other cars we don't have to read and listen to Motor magazines and the paid advertisements which they print to know that our Cobras are real cars.

Blair

P.s> Boxhead am I going soft for your Motor?